Systems, kits, and methods for treating hair with compositions containing ionic polymers

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to hair care systems comprising: (1) a booster composition containing at least one ionic polymer functionalized with at least one carboxylic acid moiety; optionally, at least one compound selected from an alkoxysilane, a nonionic latex polymer, or mixtures thereof; a thickening agent; and a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and (2) a hair treatment composition containing at least one surfactant selected from an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or mixtures thereof. The hair care systems of the present disclosure can be used to clean and/or condition hair, as well impart frizz control and manageability benefits to hair.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A hair shampooing or conditioning system comprising a mixture of:
 (1) a booster composition comprising:
 (a) an ionic polymer component comprising at least one ionic polymer functionalized with at least one carboxylic acid moiety chosen from bimodal agents comprising a polymeric component having at least one anionic functionality and a polymeric component having at least one cationic functionality; 
 (b) optionally, at least one compound selected from:
 (i) at least one alkoxysilane; 
 (ii) at least one nonionic latex polymer; or 
 (iii) mixtures of two or more thereof; 
 
 (c) at least one thickening agent; and 
 (d) a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and 
 
 (2) at least one hair treatment composition comprising at least one surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, or mixtures of two or more thereof. 
 
     
     
       2. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the total amount of ionic polymers functionalized with at least one carboxylic acid moiety in the booster composition ranges from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of the total booster composition, wherein the at least one ionic polymer includes at least one unsaturated alkylene-containing-carboxylic acid-based monomer, or wherein the at least one ionic polymer includes at least one (meth)acrylic acid-based and/or at least one (meth)acrylate-based monomer. 
     
     
       3. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one bimodal agent is selected from i) polyquaternium-91 (and) polyacrylate-15, ii) polyacrylate-21 (and) acrylates/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, iii) acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate/hema copolymer (and) acrylates/diethylaminoethyl methacrylate/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, iv) polyacrylate-15 (and) polyacrylate-17, v) polyacrylate-18 (and) polyacrylate-19, vi) polyacrylate-16, or mixtures of two or more thereof. 
     
     
       4. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the ionic polymer component (a) further comprises at least one amphoteric polymer selected from polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-39, polyquaternium-47, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-61, polyquaternium-69, polyquaternium-86, polyquaternium-95, or mixtures of two or more thereof. 
     
     
       5. The hair shampooing or conditioning s stem of  claim 1 , wherein the ionic polymer component (a) further comprises at least one anionic polymer selected from polyacrylate-15, polyacrylate-21, polyacrylate-17, polyacrylate-18, polyacrylate-19, a branched anionic acrylate copolymer polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, acrylates crosspolymer-3, polyacrylate-14, latex acrylates copolymer, styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, ammonium acrylates copolymer, polyurethane-1, polyurethane-34, polyurethane-14/AMP-acrylates copolymer, acrylates copolymers of two or more monomers of (meth)acrylic acid, simple esters of acrylates copolymers of two or more monomers of (meth)acrylic acid, acrylic acid/ethyl acrylate/N-tert-butylacrylamide terpolymers, vinyl acetate/vinyl tert-butylbenzoate/crotonic acid terpolymers, crotonic acid/vinyl acetate/vinyl neododecanoate terpolymers, methyl vinyl ether/monoesterified maleic anhydride copolymers, copolymers of methacrylic acid and of methyl methacrylate, copolymers of methacrylic acid and of ethyl acrylate, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymers, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymers grafted by polyethylene glycol, branched block anionic polymer, acrylates crosspolymer-4 acrylates copolymer, carbomers, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylates crosspolymers, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, acrylates/palmeth-25 acrylate copolymer, acrylates/palmeth-20 acrylate copolymer, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylamino ethyl (meth)acrylate copolymer, acrylic acid/C10-C30 alkyl acrylate crosslinked copolymers, crotonic acid/vinyl acetate/vinyl neododecanoate terpolymers, acrylates copolymer, polyacrylate-2, polyacrylate-21, oxyalkylenated stearyl methacrylate/ethylacrylate/methacrylic acid terpolymer, methacrylic acid/ethyl acrylate/oxyethylenated stearyl methacrylate copolymer (55/35/10); (meth)acrylic acid/ethyl acrylate/25 EO oxyethylenated behenyl methacrylate copolymer, methacrylic acid/ethyl acrylate/steareth-10 allyl ether crosslinked copolymer, an alpha olefin hydrocarbon-maleic anhydride copolymer wax, or mixtures of two or more thereof. 
     
     
       6. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the ionic polymer component (a) further comprises at least one cationic polymer selected from polyquaternium-91, polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-68, or mixtures of two or more thereof. 
     
     
       7. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the total amount of compound (b) ranges from about 0.05 wt % to about 10 wt % of the total booster composition. 
     
     
       8. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , comprising at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino substituent. 
     
     
       9. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , comprising at least one nonionic latex polymer selected from acrylates copolymer, polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, styrene/acrylates copolymer, acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, or mixtures of two or more thereof. 
     
     
       10. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the booster composition comprises at least one thickening agent chosen from polysaccharides. 
     
     
       11. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein in the at least one hair treatment composition:
 the at least one anionic surfactant is selected from alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, acyl isethionates, acyl sarcosinates, alkyl sulfonates, alkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl sulfoacetates, acyl amino acid surfactants other than acyl sarcosinates and selected from acyl taurates, acyl glycinates, acyl glutamates, alkoxylated monoacids, salts thereof, or mixtures of two or more thereof; 
 the at least one amphoteric surfactant is selected from betaines, alkyl amphoacetates, alkyl amphoproprionates, salts thereof, or mixtures of two or more thereof; 
 the at least one cationic surfactant is selected from a quaternary ammonium compound that is a mono or double chain quaternary ammonium compound, wherein each chain independently has from about 14 to about 30 carbon atoms; and the quaternary ammonium compound has a cosmetically acceptable counterion selected from chloride, bromide, methosulfate, or mixtures of two or more thereof; and/or 
 the at least one nonionic surfactant is selected from alkyl polyglucosides, fatty alcohols, alkoxylated fatty alcohols, sorbitan derivatives, glyceryl esters, or mixtures of two or more thereof. 
 
     
     
       12. The hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one hair treatment composition is: (i) a shampoo containing at least one anionic surfactant, and optionally, at least one amphoteric surfactant; or (ii) a conditioner or masque containing at least one cationic surfactant; or (iii) a pre-shampoo treatment product or a leave-in treatment product or an in-shower treatment product containing at least one nonionic surfactant and/or at least one cationic surfactant. 
     
     
       13. A method of treating hair, comprising:
 (A) combining the booster composition of  claim 1  with the at least one hair treatment composition of  claim 1 , wherein the hair treatment composition is selected from:
 (i) a first hair treatment composition comprising a shampoo containing the at least one anionic surfactant, and optionally, the at least one amphoteric surfactants in order to form a shampoo mixture; and/or 
 (ii) a second hair treatment composition comprising a conditioner or a masque containing the at least one cationic surfactant in order to form a conditioner mixture or a masque mixture; and/or 
 (iii) a third hair treatment composition comprising a pre-shampoo treatment product or an in-shower treatment product or a leave-in treatment product containing the at least one cationic surfactant and/or the at least one nonionic surfactant in order to form a pre-shampoo treatment mixture or a leave-in treatment mixture; and 
 
 (B) contacting hair with the shampoo mixture or the conditioner mixture or the masque mixture or the pre-shampoo treatment mixture or the leave-in treatment mixture;
 wherein the booster composition is separately combined with one or more of the first, the second, and the third hair treatment compositions. 
 
 
     
     
       14. A method of treating hair with the hair shampooing or conditioning system of  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises (i) contacting hair with the booster composition; and (ii) contacting the hair with the at least one hair treatment composition; wherein either (i) or (ii) is the first step. 
     
     
       15. A method for treating hair with a hair shampooing or conditioning system, the method comprising the steps of:
 (A) combining, to form the hair shampooing or conditioning system:
 (1) a booster composition comprising:
 (a) an ionic polymer component comprising at least one ionic polymer functionalized with at least one carboxylic acid moiety chosen from bimodal agents comprising a polymeric component having at least one anionic functionality and a polymeric component having at least one cationic functionality; 
 (b) optionally, at least one compound selected from:
 (i) at least one alkoxysilane; 
 (ii) at least one nonionic latex polymer; or 
 (iii) mixtures of two or more thereof; 
 
 (c) at least one thickening agent; and 
 (d) a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and 
 
 (2) at least one hair treatment composition comprising at least one surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, or mixtures of two or more thereof; 
 
 (B) contacting the hair with the hair shampooing or conditioning system; and 
 (C) optionally, rinsing the hair; 
 
       wherein the at least one hair treatment composition is selected from: 
       (i) a first hair treatment composition comprising a shampoo containing at least one anionic surfactant, and optionally at least one amphoteric surfactants; 
       (ii) a second hair treatment composition comprising a conditioner or a masque containing at least one cationic surfactant; and 
       (iii) a third hair treatment composition comprising a pre-shampoo treatment product or leave-in treatment product containing at least one cationic surfactant and/or at least one nonionic surfactant. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , comprising combining the booster composition, separately, with one or more of the first hair treatment composition and/or the second hair treatment composition and/or the third hair treatment composition in a weight ratio of booster composition to hair treatment composition ranging from about 0.2:1 to about 5:1. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 15 , the method comprising treating hair according to a layer by layer method by the steps: (I) contacting hair with the booster composition; and (II) contacting the hair with the at least one hair treatment composition; wherein either (I) or (II) is the first step. 
     
     
       18. A multicomponent kit comprising:
 (1) a booster composition comprising:
 (a) an ionic polymer component comprising at least one ionic polymer functionalized with at least one carboxylic acid moiety chosen from bimodal agent(s) comprising a polymeric component having at least one anionic functionality and a polymeric component having at least one cationic functionality; 
 (b) optionally, at least one compound selected from:
 (i) at least one alkoxysilane; 
 (ii) at least one nonionic latex polymer; or 
 (iii) mixtures of two or more thereof; 
 
 (c) at least one thickening agent; and 
 (d) a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and 
 
 (2) at least one hair treatment composition comprising at least one surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, or mixtures of two or more thereof, 
 
       wherein the hair treatment composition is a shampoo, a conditioner, a masque, a pre-shampoo treatment product, or leave-in treatment product.